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Chad Arnow
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 Posted: Wed 16 Jun, 2004 12:09 pm Post subject: Using pool noodles (how?) |
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Hey folks,
I've picked up some pool noodles for cutting, but I'm not sure the best way to use them.
Obviously, I should cut them with the sharp edge of a sword  , but do people use a stand of some sort, or prop them up?
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ChadA
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Gary Grzybek
Location: Stillwater N.J. Joined: 25 Aug 2003
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| Posted: Wed 16 Jun, 2004 12:28 pm Post subject: Re: Using pool noodles (how?) |
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| Chad Arnow wrote: | Hey folks,
I've picked up some pool noodles for cutting, but I'm not sure the best way to use them.
Obviously, I should cut them with the sharp edge of a sword , but do people use a stand of some sort, or prop them up?
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Just shove em on the end of a fence post or a cutting stand that has a spike or nail.
I've also had my training partners throw them up in the air, they make good moving targets 
Gary Grzybek
ARMA Northern N.J.
www.armastudy.org
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Chad Arnow
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| Posted: Wed 16 Jun, 2004 1:02 pm Post subject: Re: Using pool noodles (how?) |
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| Gary Grzybek wrote: | Just shove em on the end of a fence post or a cutting stand that has a spike or nail.
I've also had my training partners throw them up in the air, they make good moving targets |
Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately, I don't have a cutting stand or a fence. 
They all have a hole in the middle. Would it be okay to get a dowel that size and mount it to a base of some sort?
ChadA
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William Goodwin
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Chad,
Just drive a wooden stake into the ground.....
William
aka Bill
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Aaron Justice
Location: Southern California Joined: 21 Aug 2003
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| Posted: Wed 16 Jun, 2004 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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Depends on how quick you are. 
http://homepage.mac.com/aaronjustice/.Movies/cutting.mov
If you're using a two hander, cutting like this will be more difficult.
How can there be a perfect sword when PEOPLE come in all shapes and sizes too?
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Josh Aldous
Location: Wisconsin Joined: 25 Aug 2003
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| Posted: Wed 16 Jun, 2004 6:59 pm Post subject: Re: Using pool noodles (how?) |
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| Chad Arnow wrote: | Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately, I don't have a cutting stand or a fence.
They all have a hole in the middle. Would it be okay to get a dowel that size and mount it to a base of some sort? |
That's exactly the idea, but make sure the dowel is well short of your cutting height
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Robert Zamoida
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A while ago Bugei had the plans for their cutting stands available for download in PDF format.
Rob Zamoida
"When your life is on the line, you want to make use of all your tools. No warrior should be willing to die with his swords at his sides, without having made use of his tools."
-Miyamoto Mushashi, Gorin no Sho
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Joe Fults
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If nothing else they have some good pictures that should give an idea of things.
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Vince Labolito
Location: Tallahassee, FL Joined: 26 Jan 2004
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nice video Aaron, btw, what sword is that?
-v
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
- Henry Louis Mencken (1880-1956)
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Aaron Justice
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MRL Scottish Backsword. nathan Robinson did a review on it here.
| Vincent Labolito wrote: | nice video Aaron, btw, what sword is that?
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How can there be a perfect sword when PEOPLE come in all shapes and sizes too?
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Joe Fults
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| Posted: Sun 20 Jun, 2004 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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Big Lots has noodles for $0.99 near me.
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Chad Arnow
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| Posted: Sun 20 Jun, 2004 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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Well, I fashioned a cutting stand out of some scrap 2 x 4's I had laying around, and drilled a hole for a dowel to go in. The problem I'm finding is that if the dowel is too short, the noodle bends and doesn't get cut through. If the dowel is too long, it either breaks or goes sailing with the noodle well into my backyard (or both). How far into the noodle should a dowel or spike go? I've been using ~18 inch or ~30 inch pieces of 3/4 inch dowels.
Or maybe I just suck at this. I've have a few good all-the-way-through cuts, all with the Baron. I haven't been able to do anything but knock the noodle around with my ArmArt. I think it's me rather than the weapons.....
ChadA
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Gary Grzybek
Location: Stillwater N.J. Joined: 25 Aug 2003
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| Chad Arnow wrote: | Well, I fashioned a cutting stand out of some scrap 2 x 4's I had laying around, and drilled a hole for a dowel to go in. The problem I'm finding is that if the dowel is too short, the noodle bends and doesn't get cut through. If the dowel is too long, it either breaks or goes sailing with the noodle well into my backyard (or both). How far into the noodle should a dowel or spike go? I've been using ~18 inch or ~30 inch pieces of 3/4 inch dowels.
Or maybe I just suck at this. I've have a few good all-the-way-through cuts, all with the Baron. I haven't been able to do anything but knock the noodle around with my ArmArt. I think it's me rather than the weapons..... |
Just practice some more Chad and you'll get it. Imagine cutting through the object and not at it. The thing about noodles is that your edge has to be dead on or else they fly away or tear. I was cutting them like butter while they were in mid air with the Baron so it's definately not the sword.
Just practice 
Gary Grzybek
ARMA Northern N.J.
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Chad Arnow
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| Posted: Sun 20 Jun, 2004 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Gary Grzybek wrote: | Just practice some more Chad and you'll get it. Imagine cutting through the object and not at it. The thing about noodles is that your edge has to be dead on or else they fly away or tear. I was cutting them like butter while they were in mid air with the Baron so it's definately not the sword.
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I figured it was me. I'm kinda swinging it like a baseball bat. Is that right or wrong?
The Baron handles so great. It's a shame I'm not using it quite right....
ChadA
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Joe Fults
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| Chad Arnow wrote: | | Gary Grzybek wrote: | Just practice some more Chad and you'll get it. Imagine cutting through the object and not at it. The thing about noodles is that your edge has to be dead on or else they fly away or tear. I was cutting them like butter while they were in mid air with the Baron so it's definately not the sword.
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I figured it was me. I'm kinda swinging it like a baseball bat. Is that right or wrong?
The Baron handles so great. It's a shame I'm not using it quite right.... |
You are not alone in your poor pool noodle technique it seems.
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Chad Arnow
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| Joe Fults wrote: | | You are not alone in your poor pool noodle technique it seems. |
Yeah, I pretty much suck at it.  I either launch the noodle or break the dowel the noodle is on, sometimes both, most of the time. It's harder than I thought it would be.
I tried PVC pipe instead of a wooden dowel, but the hole in the mounting is a little wider than the pipe, so the pipe is likes to fly with the noodle.....
ChadA
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Felix Wang
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| Chad Arnow wrote: | | Gary Grzybek wrote: | Just practice some more Chad and you'll get it. Imagine cutting through the object and not at it. The thing about noodles is that your edge has to be dead on or else they fly away or tear. I was cutting them like butter while they were in mid air with the Baron so it's definately not the sword.
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I figured it was me. I'm kinda swinging it like a baseball bat. Is that right or wrong?
The Baron handles so great. It's a shame I'm not using it quite right.... |
I have found that it helps me to pull the sword slightly as it hits the target, so that the sword makes more of a slice than a chop. This results in the sword being slightly tucked in against me when the cut is completed. Otherwise the targets do tend to go sailing across the yard
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Gary Grzybek
Location: Stillwater N.J. Joined: 25 Aug 2003
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| Felix Wang wrote: | | Chad Arnow wrote: | | Gary Grzybek wrote: | Just practice some more Chad and you'll get it. Imagine cutting through the object and not at it. The thing about noodles is that your edge has to be dead on or else they fly away or tear. I was cutting them like butter while they were in mid air with the Baron so it's definately not the sword.
Just practice |
I figured it was me. I'm kinda swinging it like a baseball bat. Is that right or wrong?
The Baron handles so great. It's a shame I'm not using it quite right.... |
I have found that it helps me to pull the sword slightly as it hits the target, so that the sword makes more of a slice than a chop. This results in the sword being slightly tucked in against me when the cut is completed. Otherwise the targets do tend to go sailing across the yard |
Yes, a slight draw cut sometimes helps on these light targets. You also need some amount of velocity too.
Gary Grzybek
ARMA Northern N.J.
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Jasper M
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notice how both the cat and dog leave the scene. Nice movie
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Patrick Kelly
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" have found that it helps me to pull the sword slightly as it hits the target, so that the sword makes more of a slice than a chop. This results in the sword being slightly tucked in against me when the cut is completed. Otherwise the targets do tend to go sailing across the yard "
Interesting observation Chad, and quit correct.
Remember, when you're making a cut the strong hand (at the guard) is guiding the sword, while the weak hand (at the pommel) is the one pulling, thereby providing power to the cut.
"In valor there is hope.".................. Tacitus
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